An Authorized Certified Copy can be used to provide identity, and is only given to someone authorized to receive it. The law describes an authorized person as:

• The Registrant (Name on Certificate)
• Parent/Legal Guardian
• Grandparent/Grandchild
• Sibling
• Child
• Spouse/Domestic Partner
• Attorney of Record
• Authorized by way of Court Order
• Licensed Adoption Agency
• Law Enforcement/Government Agency for official business
• For Death Certificates, a funeral director for official business